Enterprise software player Splunk files for $125M IPO
Enterprise data software company Splunk has filed for a $125 million initial public offering, according to its SEC S-1 form.
San Francisco-based Splunk offers businesses software to better analyze and interpret their data. The company’s mission is to “make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone.” The company claims that more than 3,300 customers, including most of the Fortune 100 and various government agencies, use Splunk’s software. Companies such as Bank of America, Salesforce, … Continue Reading
10 things you need to know about Anonymous’ Stratfor hack
On Dec. 24th, hacker collective Anonymous stole credit card info and other sensitive data from U.S. security firm Stratfor, but keeping track of who and what are affected by the scandal can be difficult.
We’ve put together a 10-point FAQ for better understanding the major hacking incident, which blew up in the news cycle on Christmas and continues to worry people as more details are released.
1. What is Stratfor?
Stratfor Global Intelligence is an … Continue Reading
Occupy SF: Protesters pitch a tent inside a bank branch
This afternoon news came to VentureBeat’s front door in the form of an Occupy Wall Street protest in the lobby of our building. Around a hundred Occupy protesters streamed into a Bank of America branch at 50 California Street, located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district.
Tenants in our 36-story building were told to shelter-in-place, a term more commonly used by Homeland Security in the case of terrorist threats or hazardous materials spills. … Continue Reading
Anonymous readies its own social network after Google+ ban
Hacker group Anonymous plans to launch a new social network called AnonPlus where there will be “no fear of censorship,” after Google+ banned several accounts related to the group.
“As some of you know we got banned from Google+ due to some of our content,” wrote YourAnonNews in a blog post. “What we didn’t know at the time is that we were just one of a handful of Anonymous accounts that was silenced. This is … Continue Reading
